Annual Member Meeting 2024

For the OOHC, our first Annual Meeting on April 12th was epic and extraordinary on many levels.  While our organization has been established and in force since 2017, hosting six annual summer tours to date, we had yet to have an Annual Meeting of the Advisory Committee and our members.  This first annual meeting symbolized the culmination of our transformation into the current organization, the beginning of a new OOHC presence and the hope of our future ahead.  

Twenty-two attendees spent the day together; learned about the evolution journey and projects of the OOHC, and helped our organization envision its future efforts. Members expressed appreciation for our newsletter, website and summer tour. The roundtable sharing segment was especially of interest, allowing everyone to ask questions, learn from each other and support one another.

There was a clear call to establish a communication tool that allows members to share information, ask questions, etc. We’re excited for this and look forward to putting it into action as soon as the summer tour planning is complete and our big new grant project is launched (more on that to come).

The meeting was held at Youngberg Hill winery in McMinnville, which offered a most enjoyable setting for the day. Thank you to Youngberg Hill for donating use of the space to us.

The camaraderie continued after the meeting with a tour and social hour at Cow Pig Dragon organic hazelnut farm in Yamhill. Beautiful weather, surroundings and company - What a wonderful way to close out the day. Thanks go out to Sue Chen for hosting!

We plan to keep the momentum of our mission going and look forward to our 2nd Annual Member meeting next spring.  

Top photos - Youngberg Hill Winery in McMinnville, OR | Lower Photos - Cow Pig Dragon Farm in Yamhill, OR